Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich has decided to hang up his animating boots and leave Disney Pixar after 25 years.. Director Lee Unkrich (Coco - ToyStory3) leaves Pixar. In 2019 Pixar loses another of his finest pieces, Lee Unkrich, the artist part of the original group of creative at the center of the studios, multi-award winning, who decides to leave to do something else. He has directed films such as Toy Story 3 and Coco, and after 25 years he has decided to leave the studio. Tweet. Lee Unkrich, a two-time Oscar winner and director for Pixar, is leaving the animation studio after 25 years, he announced on Twitter Friday. His line of work includes directing or co-directing Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, and Coco. Pixar veteran Lee Unkrich is leaving the company after working for there for 25 years . Unkrich informed Pixar staff of his decision today and in a statement said: “I’m not leaving Lee Unkrich has been with Pixar Animation Studios since their very first film, Toy Story . Add to Flipboard Magazine.